The Hollywood Foreign Press Association announced the nominees for the 2018 Golden Globe Awards. The Golden Globe Awards recognizes excellence in television and film, and among the lengthy list of nominees is HBO’sInsecure star, writer, and co-creator, Issa Rae, Octavia Spencer, and Mary J. Blige.

Issa Rae is nominated for Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series, Musical or Comedy for her role as Issa Dee on her hit-series, Insecure. This is the second year in a row Issa received a nod for Best Actress in a Television Series Musical or Comedy for Insecure.

During the 2017 Golden Globe Awards, Black-ish actress Tracee Ellis Ross took home the prize for the same category, Best Actress in a Television Series, Musical or Comedy, for her role as Rainbow Johnson on Black-ish. Ross’ win made history making her the first Black actress to win the award since Debbie Allen, who won in 1983 for Fame.

Mary J. Blige and Octavia Spencer received nods for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture, and Blige also received a nomination for Best Original Song for her song “Mighty River” in Mudbound.

Master of None featuring Emmy Award winning writer Lena Waithe received a nod for Best Television Series – Comedy.

Check out the full list of the 2018 Golden Globe nominees below, and watch the ceremony live on January 7, 2018 at 8pm.

Best Television Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television:
“Big Little Lies”
“Fargo”
“Feud: Bette and Joan”
“The Sinner”
“Top of the Lake: China Girl”

Best Performance by an Actor in a Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television:
Robert De Niro, “The Wizard of Lies”
Jude Law, “The Young Pope”
Kyle MacLachlan, “Twin Peaks”
Ewan McGregor, “Fargo”
Geoffrey Rush, “Genius”

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television:David Harbour, “Stranger Things”
Alfred Molina, “Feud”
Christian Slater, “Mr. Robot”
Alexander Skarsgard, “Big Little Lies”
David Thewlis, “Fargo”

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television:
Laura Dern, “Big Little Lies”
Ann Dowd, “The Handmaid’s Tale”
Chrissy Metz, “This is Us”
Michelle Pfeiffer, “The Wizard of Lies”
Shailene Woodley, “Big Little Lies”

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